Tyson Foods

Tyson Foods's reported carbon emissions

Tyson Foods, headquartered in the US and operating in the food products sector, has reported its carbon emissions data for several years. In 2022, the company's Scope 1 emissions totalled approximately 3.56 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were about 2.20 billion kg CO2e. For 2021, Scope 1 emissions were approximately 3.83 billion kg CO2e, with Scope 2 emissions at approximately 1.96 billion kg CO2e. In 2020, Scope 1 emissions were reported as about 3.89 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 2 emissions were around 2.20 billion kg CO2e. For the year 2019, Tyson Foods disclosed emissions across all scopes. Scope 1 emissions were approximately 4.40 billion kg CO2e, Scope 2 emissions were about 2.28 billion kg CO2e, and Scope 3 emissions totalled approximately 101.67 billion kg CO2e. This Scope 3 total includes significant contributions from purchased goods and services (about 94.20 billion kg CO2e), upstream transportation and distribution (about 2.40 billion kg CO2e), and fuel and energy-related activities (about 0.90 billion kg CO2e). Tyson Foods has established climate commitments, including a Science Based Target (SBTi) to reduce absolute Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 30% by 2030, using a 2016 base year. They also commit to reducing Scope 3 GHG emissions from the production of poultry, pork, and beef by 30% per ton of finished meat by the same year, covering 80% of their Scope 3 inventory. Furthermore, the company has set a long-term target to achieve net-zero GHG emissions across its entire value chain by 2050. Tyson Foods reports progress on these initiatives and aims to align with a 2°C warming scenario.